Chapter 116: Useless Baby [Strikethrough] Wild Baby
Jian Yu hadn’t left the room in three days. She was being waited on hand and foot, with plenty of good food and drink.
Occasionally, she would pretend to demand her freedom and struggle fiercely for a moment or two, but Xi Yu would only get more excited than she was.
’No matter how miserable or tired I am, I can’t let my stomach suffer.’
After finishing her last bite of rice, Jian Yu pushed Xi Yu’s hand away and feigned a loss of appetite. "I don’t want any more."
Xi Yu glanced at the mostly empty bowl. He saw nothing strange about Jian Yu threatening a hunger strike one second, only to polish off so much food the next.
’Was there a problem?’
’Baby’s eating so well.’
Xi Yu kissed her cheek. "Be good, Baby. Don’t go on a hunger strike next time."
"..." Jian Yu’s gaze drifted away.
’If I leave Xi Yu, who else will indulge me like this?’
The carb-heavy meal made her sleepy.
Xi Yu looked at her moist eyelashes, then picked her up and sat down with her on the sofa.
He took hold of her foot and bent down to kiss her calf. "Play for a little while before you sleep."
"..." Jian Yu nestled into the sofa, feeling lazy.
Her mind was racing, so she didn’t notice what Xi Yu was up to.
Lately, Pei Yin had been busy researching Yan Qin’s Awakening. He’d stopped by a few times, but he was always in a hurry, just stealing a kiss before running off.
Ling Yanzhi mostly came back at night. He would hold her and be intimate, never once mentioning letting her go.
There were only two days left until the time unilaterally set by the pervert in the love letter.
The opening ceremony of the Beast Taming Competition was also just two days away.
The so-called Beast Taming Competition was like the school sports meet Jian Yu had participated in during her first year of high school.
Though her classmates mentioned it constantly, the boring lectures seemed to stretch time to a crawl, making its start feel impossibly far away.
Jian Yu rarely paid attention to Xu Jianjuan anymore, but these past few days, she couldn’t help but think frequently of Yan Qin and Xu Sheng.
Weis Lan Noble Academy was the most unreasonable place, and also the most reasonable.
’There’s been no further news about Yan Qin, and I have no idea when she plans to make her move.’
’Without triggering the academy’s regulations, there’s temporarily no way to ’convict’ her. Plus, with the research yielding no results, Duan Fei might still protect her.’
Jian Yu’s head ached from all the thinking. She turned her head and saw Xi Yu walk into the bathroom with her clothes.
’Who hand-washes clothes these days?’
Jian Yu tugged at the chain on her ankle, lifted a section, and held it in her hand.
She followed the chain, step by step, to the doorway.
Xi Yu was squatting in a corner. In front of him was a basin of water, and a tutorial video for experiencing ancient Earth laundry methods was playing in mid-air.
He glanced at the video, then lowered his head to scrub cautiously.
Jian Yu stared at the fabric in his hands, her face flushing red. "What are you doing?"
"Washing Baby’s panties." Xi Yu scrubbed happily.
His expression grew more blissful the more he scrubbed. "Gotta wash them until they’re nice and fragrant, then hang them up for Baby."
Jian Yu really wanted to lose it.
’Deep breath. I can’t break character.’
Jian Yu reminded him in a small voice, "I don’t think you’ve ever had me wear the same outfit twice."
’So, does it even matter if they’re washed? I don’t get it.’
’Then again, they’ve already seen everything, so what’s a little more lost privacy?’
’Still, it’s so humiliating to think about.’
Jian Yu’s fingers clenched the hem of her skirt. Her long lashes trembled, brushing against her eyelids, and she lowered her head even further.
Xi Yu was unconcerned. "I want to collect the things Baby has worn. Pei Yin said they have to be washed before they can be collected."
He turned his head, his tone puzzled. "Isn’t Baby sleepy?"
Normally at this hour, Jian Yu would eat her fill and go right to sleep.
Every time Xi Yu came back, he would find a completely listless baby.
The tips of her ears flushing red, Jian Yu didn’t dare look at the lacy fabric in his large hands.
She lowered her head, her fingertips twisting the hem of her skirt. Her breathing grew shallow. "I can’t sleep."
Xi Yu wiped his hands clean and stood up.
His over six-foot-three frame was incredibly imposing. His shadow fell over her, threatening to crush her.
Jian Yu pressed her lips together and subconsciously took a few steps back.
Her thick lashes veiled her eyes, casting shadows beneath them that carried a hint of fear.
He lifted her into the air. Cold fingers touched her collarbone. "Baby, you’re so cold."
Jian Yu lifted her eyes, her gaze frozen.
She shrank back, incredulous.
’Could it be that *your* hands are the cold ones?’
Meeting Xi Yu’s spiraling gaze, Jian Yu gave in and nestled obediently in his arms.
His cold fingers roamed, tentatively moving downwards and sending a shiver across her skin.
Jian Yu pressed her lips tightly together, the rims of her eyes turning slightly red.
Xi Yu opened his Star Brain, went into access management, and adjusted the length of the shackle-chain.
He carried Jian Yu back to the bedroom and placed her on the bed.
Holding a handkerchief, Xi Yu coaxed her, "Baby, open your mouth."
Jian Yu was a little dazed, her wide eyes looking at him in confusion.
"Mmph?"
Her cheeks were pinched, and a cherry-pink handkerchief was stuffed into her mouth.
Tentacles wrapped over it, reinforcing it.
With her hands bound behind her back, tears welled in Jian Yu’s eyes.
Xi Yu became very busy.
One moment he was looking at her face, the next at her feet and legs, then back to her face again.
Kissing her neck, pinching her cheeks.
Then, he couldn’t help but let his gaze slide down to look at her feet again.
"..." Jian Yu tried to shrink her feet away. ’This is still a little awkward.’
’What a weird fetish... and one that’s impossible to refuse.’
Jian Yu awkwardly turned her head to the side.
Her long lashes trembled rapidly, brushing against her lower eyelids, and a soft sound came from her throat. "Mmph?"
Xi Yu laid her down and undid the complicated straps on her dress.
"Be good, Baby. Let Yang Zhang play with you first."
Xi Yu’s gaze clung to her reluctantly.
He bent down, nibbled on Jian Yu’s earlobe, and his fingertips brushed against her flushed cheek. "I haven’t finished Baby’s laundry yet."
Jian Yu froze. ’Wash what?’
Her hands and feet were bound to the four corners of the bed. She turned her head, only then noticing the two additional tentacles clamped around her wrists.
She watched Xi Yu’s departing back in confusion.
The realization hit her, and her face instantly burned red.
...
When Ling Yanzhi returned, he heard a sound and vanished on the spot.
A current of air swirled through the crack under the door.
Tears were already glistening in Jian Yu’s eyes, but the silent appearance of the newcomer startled one loose.
"Hm?" Ling Yanzhi tilted his head, swallowed, and let out a soft chuckle.
He smiled until his eyes narrowed slightly, his sharp features curving into a gentle arc.
"How pitiful. But who’s to blame for Baby wanting to run away?"
Ling Yanzhi sat on the edge of the bed, his fingers caressing Jian Yu’s trembling waist.
His Adam’s apple bobbed. A blush started at his ears, and with a slight shake of his long neck, he was completely flushed.
Xi Yu walked in.
He immediately tattled, "Baby went on a hunger strike today."
"Oh? A hunger strike, you say." Ling Yanzhi raised an eyebrow.
He pinched Jian Yu’s writhing waist and caressed her soft abdomen. His voice was languid. "Haven’t learned to behave yet, have you."
Jian Yu whimpered uncomfortably.
She exuded a cloying sweetness, an irresistible temptation.
A pink mist spread throughout the entire bedroom, lending an amorous air to everything in the hazy view.
Xi Yu’s eyes darted around.
He still couldn’t see it, but he could sense it.
Xi Yu leaned over the edge of the bed, brazenly studying Jian Yu’s lively eyes and features. "Baby. My wild baby."
’Seducing me, and now trying to seduce Ayan, too.’